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EXHIBIT A <br /> Chapter 9.24 SMOKING IN PUBLIC AND WORK PLACES <br /> 9.24.010 Purposes and findings. <br /> The city council fmds as follows: <br /> A. Numerous studies have found that tobacco smoke is a major contributor to indoor air <br /> pollution;and <br /> B. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that second-hand smoke is a <br /> Class A carcinogen for which there is no safe exposure level; and <br /> C. Reliable studies have shown that breathing second-hand smoke is a particular health hazard <br /> for certain population groups, including elderly people, individuals with cardiovascular disease,and <br /> individuals with impaired respiratory function, including asthmatics and those with obstructive airway <br /> disease; and <br /> D. Health hazards induced by breathing second-hand smoke include lung cancer,respiratory <br /> infection,decreased exercise tolerance, decreased respiratory function, bronchoconstriction,and <br /> bronchospasm; and <br /> E. Nonsmokers with allergies, respiratory diseases and those who suffer other ill effects of <br /> breathing second-hand smoke may experience a loss of job productivity or may be forced to take periodic <br /> sick leave because of adverse reactions to same; and <br /> F. The simple separation of smokers and nonsmokers within the same airspace may reduce, but <br /> does not eliminate,the exposure of nonsmokers to second-hand smoke; and <br /> G. Numerous studies have shown that a majority of both nonsmokers and smokers desire to <br /> have restrictions on smoking in public places and places of employment; and <br /> H. A prohibition on smoking in all public parks protects children and adults from exposure to <br /> second hand smoke,reduces fire danger, and limits unsightly litter from cigarette butts, <br /> Accordingly,the city council finds and declares that the purposes of this chapter are: (1)to protect <br /> the public health and welfare by prohibiting smoking in public places and in places of employment; (2)to <br /> help people to avoid becoming addicted,and to help people who wish to quit smoking, by limiting their <br /> unintentional exposure to smoking,tobacco products and inducements to smoke; and(3)to strike a <br /> reasonable balance between the needs of smokers and the need of nonsmokers to breathe smoke-free air, <br /> and to recognize that,where these needs conflict,the need to breathe smoke-free air shall have priority. <br /> 9.24.040 Prohibition of smoking in public places. <br /> A. Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed public places within the city, including the <br /> following enclosed and unenclosed spaces: <br /> 1. Elevators and restrooms. <br /> 3 <br />